DAY 1 to observe 🇺🇸🏀 USA U17 Trials!

There is nothing better than this environment - watching the building of a team on an elite floor - players competing for a prestigious opportunity - 🏅

The talent. The balance. The details. The nuance.

Lace em up and let’s hoop!!

Patiently waiting for the first pair to hit the market. You know Coach B & I are gonna rep to the fullest!!!

4⭐️ Aniya Foy (no. 42 espnW Super 60) has committed to Kansas State!

Aniya' Foy | K-State Women's Basketball

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Lastly, the vast majority of you won’t make this team and that’s ok!! Do not miss the opportunity to honestly self assess and grow from this experience - particularly if you’re a ‘27+.

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Lock in .. This is your task for the next 4 days+ .. If you’re on all types of socials or needing to keep in touch with 1000 people, it will hold you back. Can you be where your feet are & is it the most important thing for you to make this team?

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A NEXT ⏭️ PLAY mentality is important. You can’t spend time assessing yourself in real-time. It makes players tentative. That’s not your job - it’s the committee’s job. You can review in between sessions.

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There is no need to take bad contested shots or over penetrate .. Move the ball, get on two feet in the paint, play to your strengths, and create for someone else.

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Defensive effort is a MUST - on ball, off ball stance & awareness, and in transition (usually the most glaring issue early on). Limit silly fouls!!

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The staff will be implementing their system - utilizing limited time, but also as a way to assess & make decisions re: cuts, etc.

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Understand they are putting together a TEAM, and you are on the floor with other good players. It’s a slightly different approach than what you’re used to. It’s ok to fill a role!!

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Use the first session to get your heart rate up, get your lungs right @ elevation, bring some energy to the gym, and assess the room. You are here to COMPETE & LEARN.

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Talk to em, Perk..

Taking a deep dive into this pool of players for U17 🇺🇸🏀 and this is going to be difficult for the committee - the group is obviously talented, but there are questions to be answered on the floor!

Maturity, consistency, and the ability to learn the schemes will be paramount.

An amazing story and would be encouraging for so many to discover

This definitely gets old..

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I need to really formulate my thoughts on this, so I’ll make a complete statement later…

College Coaches talking “NIL” (read: COLLECTIVE) $$$ in between club games … what are you doing?

Read a book on negotiation. Desperation is NOT one of the chapters.

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Programs (all levels) w/established valued role players are the best - and it’s a huge separator.

Watching club and HS ball it is true. And it is being discussed among college coaches more & more.

The Midwest values quality role players more than any region I’ve seen.